Nathan Ellis
Writer
Photograph: Credit Matthew Morgan
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Nathan Ellis is a British writer. He was a member of the Royal Court Invitation Writers’ Supergroup 2018-19 led by Alice Birch and Ali Mcdowall. He was a member of the Channel 4 Screenwriting Group 2023 and BBC WritersRoom Drama Room 2021-22. In 2020 his play SUPER HIGH RESOLUTION was Shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award. It was performed at the Soho Theatre in 2022 directed by Blanche McIntyre (★★★★★ Daily Mail) and in the repertoire at Staatstheater Kassel in 2023 directed by Manon Pfrunder. His play work.txt (a play without actors) opened at the Soho Theatre in 2022 and received ★★★★★ from The Guardian as well as winning awards at the Adelaide Fringe and Dublin Fringe and being invited to the Caravan International Showcase 2022. The show is currently on an international tour (Australia, Germany, Brazil, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada, Egypt) and has been translated into six languages. His first play NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE YOU ('a blazing debut' The Stage) was invited to Incoming Festival 2019 and in 2023 in Italian at Teatro Belli, Rome. He is the Artistic Director of theatre company SUBJECT OBJECT and is a Creative Associate of the Nottingham Playhouse.
In Development
Production | Company | Notes |
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PARADISE | Mam Tor | |
UNTITLED | Character 7 | |
WHEN THEY ALL VANISH | Feline Films | Writers Room |
Theatre
Production | Company | Notes |
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INSTRUCTIONS 2024 | Edinburgh Fringe, Summerhall | |
NACHTFLUG 2023 | Climate Change Theatre Action | |
SUPER HIGH RESOLUTION 2023 | Staatstheater Kassel, Germany | Dir. Manon Pfrunder |
SUPER HIGH RESOLUTION 2022 | Soho Theatre | Dir. Blanche McIntyre |
WORK.TXT 2022 | Soho Theatre, Summerhall, International Tour (Egypt, Germany, Belgium, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands) | Written & Directed by Nathan Ellis |
US IN THE PAST 2021 | Climate Change Theatre Action at Schauspielhaus Graz, Váci Dunakanyar Theater | Short Play |
STILL LIFE 2021 | Nottingham Playhouse | A piece of digital theatre collecting untold stories from Nottingham. |
WORK.TXT 2019 - 2020 | Yard Theatre, Bunker Theatre, New Diorama Theatre, VAULT, Summerhall | Written & Directed by Nathan |
NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE YOU 2018 | Bunker Theatre; Pleasance, Edinburgh; Nottingham Playhouse and National Tour | Dir. Charlotte Fraser |